Sustainability significantly enhances the benefits of inland waterways in various ways. Environmentally, inland waterways produce fewer emissions than road and rail transport, which helps reduce air and noise pollution and mitigates climate change by lowering CO2 emissions therefore plays a crucial role in cognitive mobility. Economically, transporting goods via inland waterways can be more cost-effective due to lower fuel consumption and maintenance costs, leading to reduced transportation expenses and increased economic competitiveness when ration decision allows such transport mode. Additionally, waterways play a crucial role in managing water levels, thereby reducing the risk of floods and droughts by storing excess water during heavy rains and releasing it during dry periods, so inland navigation is a tool for cognitive water management as well. Inland water transport, a cornerstone of the European transport system, is especially vital in transporting bulk, general, and liquid cargo by vessels for longer distances. Sustainability and inland water transport are interconnected, and their interconnections can be seen in various fields, such as reducing greenhouse gas emissions by implementing alternative fuels, efficient use of resources during transport and trans-shipment cargo operations, social and economic sustainability seen especially in the passenger transport, or innovation and technology through materials used in shipbuilding. The Rhine-Main-Danube waterway, the busiest European river for freight transport, is a critical player in this system. For inland water transport to be competitive compared to other modes of transport, various changes regarding the construction of ships or the use of new fuels must be made to make this transport sustainable in the transport system. This article explores the sustainability of inland water transport in the Rhine and Danube regions and the implementation of materials used in shipbuilding that increase vessel speed and transport capacity.
Sustainability of Inland Water Transport on the Rhine-Main-Danube Waterway
Lect. Notes in Networks, Syst.
IEEE International Conference on Cognitive Mobility ; 2024 ; Budapest, Hungary October 07, 2024 - October 08, 2024
25.02.2025
9 pages
Aufsatz/Kapitel (Buch)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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